a piece of ribbon is x inches long. find the total length of 7 equal pieces of ribbon. express the answer in terms of x.
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To find the total length of 7 equal pieces of ribbon, we can divide the total length of the ribbon by the number of equal pieces.
Let's call the total length of the ribbon "X".
Since there are 7 equal pieces, we can find the length of one piece by dividing the total length by 7:
Length of one piece = X / 7
To find the total length of the 7 equal pieces, we need to multiply the length of one piece by 7:
Total length of 7 equal pieces = (X / 7) * 7 = X
Therefore, the total length of the 7 equal pieces of ribbon is X.